The Sea Dogs play their first home game since Jan. 24 this evening when they host the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada at TD Station. Game time is 7 p.m.
The Sea Dogs and Armada met last Wednesday in Boisbriand where the home side earned a 4-3 victory. The Armada were without star forward Justin Carbonneau in that game due to a suspension – but he will presumably be in action tonight.
Saint John will look to put a challenging Quebec road trip behind them. That loss in Boisbriand was the first of three straight.
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2024-25 regular season records: The Sea Dogs are 19-28-0-0 for 38 points (sixth Maritimes/10th Eastern/16th QMJHL) while the Armada are 26-17-2-0 for 41 points (second West/fifth Western/ninth QMJHL).
Last games: The Sea Dogs are coming off a 7-2 loss in Val-d'Or on Saturday. Reid Calder and William Yared had Saint John goals. Justin Robinson allowed five goals on 22 shots through 40 minutes while Eric Young allowed two goals on 19 shots in the third. The Armada are coming off a 4-3 shootout win over the Gatineau Olympiques on Saturday. Egor Goriunov scored all three Blainville-Boisbriand goals. Felix Hamel made 32 saves in the win.
2024-25 head-to-head: The Sea Dogs are 0-1-0-0 against the Armada this season while Blainville-Boisbriand is 1-0-0-0 against Saint John.
Last meeting: Last Wednesday in Boisbriand where the Armada defeated the Sea Dogs 4-3. Xavier Villeneuve, Egor Goriunov, Matt Gosselin and Rafaël Cloutier all scored for Blainville-Boisbriand. William Yared, Nicolas Bilodeau and Olivier Groulx all scored for Saint John. Felix Hamel made 26 saves in the victory. Justin Robinson made 39 saves in the loss.
Ex-Sea Dogs on the Armada: None.
Armada to watch: Justin Carbonneau, who is eligible for this year's NHL Draft, sits seventh in QMJHL points (61) and fifth in goals (31).
Random stat: The Armada are 4-0-0-0 against Maritimes Division teams this season. They'll also visit Halifax and Cape Breton on this trip.
Notes: Nate Tivey leads Saint John in points with 34 and assists with 29... William Yared has a team high 12 goals... Justin Carbonneau leads the Armada in points with 61 and assists with 31... Vincent Desjardins has a team high 43 assists... Saint John is 11-12-0-0 at home... Blainville-Boisbriand is 10-10-2-0 on the road... Desjardins sits second in the QMJHL in assists... Carbonneau leads the league in shots on goal... William Yared now sits fourth in QMJHL rookie goal scoring with 13... Xavier Villeneuve is tied for first in QMJHL defensemen scoring with 49 points and sits first in assists with 39... the Armada have the QMJHL's best power play (33.5%)... the Armada are averaging the second most goals per game (4.01) and third most shots per game (33.66)... Villeneuve has points in nine straight games... the Sea Dogs have lost three straight games overall and two straight at home.
Out of town:
Québec at Chicoutimi - 7:00 PM EST Rouyn-Noranda at Drummondville - 7:00 PM EST
Rimouski at Sherbrooke - 7:00 PM EST
Next game: The Sea Dogs host the Moncton Wildcats on Friday night at 7 p.m.
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